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Katie Jarvis (born 22 June 1991) is an English actress, known for her roles as Mia Williams in ''
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'' (2009) and
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in the
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soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2018–2019).


Career

Jarvis was seen by a casting agent working for director Andrea Arnold, and was cast in her film ''
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'', following a successful audition. She played Mia, a troublesome and aggressive 15-year-old girl from an
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family, passionate about dance. The film was in the running for the
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at the
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, winning the
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. Jarvis won the
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for her role. In February 2018, she joined the
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soap opera '' EastEnders'' as
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. She left the series in February 2019. In October 2019, Jarvis admitted that she had taken a "step back from acting" and began working as a security guard for B&M. Numerous tabloid newspapers wrote negatively about her working as a security guard, which was met with backlash from many celebrities who believed that the actress was "job shamed" by the press. They showed their support to Jarvis by sharing their "regular" jobs on social media.


Personal life

Jarvis was born in Dagenham, East London. She gave birth to a daughter, Lillie Mae, on 9 May 2009. On 19 April 2011, she gave birth to her son, Alfie. In March 2019, it was reported that Jarvis was glassed while on a night out. On 31 July 2020, she was arrested in
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on suspicion of assault and racially aggravated public order. She was later released on bail. Jarvis was ultimately charged with racially aggravated harassment,
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and two counts of assault by beating. She appeared at
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on 14 April 2021, where she did not enter any pleas and chose to have a trial at Crown Court. Her representative told the court that she intended to plead not guilty to the charges, and that she was the victim of the attack and was acting in self defence. On 24 May 2021, Jarvis appeared at Crown Court and pled not guilty. She was bailed until her trial on 19 April 2022, where she admitted racially aggravated harassment and common assault and was sentenced to a two-year community order, with 200 hours of unpaid work and a requirement to complete 60 days of specified activities.


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarvis, Katie Living people English film actresses English soap opera actresses People from Basildon People from Tilbury English actresses 1991 births